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Sitnikovia ratschuli Chertoprud, Palatov & Vinarski, 2020
1465716 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1465716)
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Chertoprud, E. M.; Palatov, D. M.; Vinarski, M. V. (2020). Revealing the stygobiont and crenobiont Mollusca biodiversity hotspot in Caucasus: Part II. <em>Sitnikovia </em>gen. nov., a new genus of stygobiont microsnails (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from Georgia. <em>Zoosystematica Rossica, (Zoosyst. Rossica).</em> 29(2): 258-266., available online at https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2020.29.2.258
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Type locality contained in Georgia (Country)
, Note Georgia, Racha-Lechkhumi, vicinity of Kveda...
type locality contained in Georgia (Country) [details]
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Type locality Georgia, Racha-Lechkhumi, vicinity of Kveda Tlughi Village, Shaori Lake basin, subterranean river inside Sakishore Cave, 42°26′31.1″N 43°09′30.9″E, 1188 m a.s.l. [details]
Etymology The name is derived from Racha (Georgian რაჭა), a historical highland region of Western Georgia, located in the...
Etymology The name is derived from Racha (Georgian რაჭა), a historical highland region of Western Georgia, located in the upper Rioni River and at the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Range [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sitnikovia ratschuli Chertoprud, Palatov & Vinarski, 2020. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1465716 on 2025-09-12
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Chertoprud, E. M.; Palatov, D. M.; Vinarski, M. V. (2020). Revealing the stygobiont and crenobiont Mollusca biodiversity hotspot in Caucasus: Part II. <em>Sitnikovia </em>gen. nov., a new genus of stygobiont microsnails (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from Georgia. <em>Zoosystematica Rossica, (Zoosyst. Rossica).</em> 29(2): 258-266., available online at https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2020.29.2.258
page(s): 262, figs. 3b, 3d, 4b, 4d, 4f, 4h [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Glöer P. (2022). The freshwater gastropods of the West Palaearctis. Identification key, Anatomy, Ecology, Distribution. III. Hydrobiidae. <em>Hetlingen: The author.</em> 528 pp.
page(s): 127, fig. 146 [details]
page(s): 262, figs. 3b, 3d, 4b, 4d, 4f, 4h [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Glöer P. (2022). The freshwater gastropods of the West Palaearctis. Identification key, Anatomy, Ecology, Distribution. III. Hydrobiidae. <em>Hetlingen: The author.</em> 528 pp.
page(s): 127, fig. 146 [details]
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Etymology The name is derived from Racha (Georgian რაჭა), a historical highland region of Western Georgia, located in the upper Rioni River and at the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Range [details]Type locality Georgia, Racha-Lechkhumi, vicinity of Kveda Tlughi Village, Shaori Lake basin, subterranean river inside Sakishore Cave, 42°26′31.1″N 43°09′30.9″E, 1188 m a.s.l. [details]
